The Florida Senate

SB 34-A: Judicial System

GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Villalobos

Judicial System; revises definition for purposes of retired justices or judges assigned to temporary duty; removes provisions re fees for certification & renewal of certification of court reporters; requires witness coordination to be provided by state attorneys & public defenders; restricts duties of state attorneys before circuit & county courts; provides for payment of expenses for state attorney to assist in another circuit, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $200,000.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  5/14/2003	Senate	• Filed; Considered outside purview of the Call -SJ 00008; Introduction allowed -SJ 00008; Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00008; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 05/15/03, 10:00 am, 110-S
  5/15/2003	Senate	• Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00031; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00031
  5/21/2003	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00079; Read second time -SJ 00035; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00037; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00037
  5/27/2003	Senate	• Read third time -SJ 00314; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00316; Substituted HB 113-A -SJ 00318; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 113-A (Ch. 2003-402)

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• SB 34-A, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/21/2003 at 12:51 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 85A	Judicial System	Benson	Similar	Last Action: 5/27/2003 H Died, introduction refused, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 113-A (Ch. 2003-402) Location:
  H 113A (e2)		Benson	Similar	Last Action: 6/25/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-402 Location:

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  454126 - Amendment	Smith	5/27/2003 4:22 PM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (172)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  25.073	Retired justices or judges assigned to temporary duty; additional compensation; appropriation.
  25.383	Standards for court reporters; procedures; rules of professional conduct, discipline, and training; fees.
  25.384	Court Education Trust Fund.
  25.402	County Article V Trust Fund.
  27.005	Definitions.
  27.006	Court reporting services.
  27.0065
  27.02	Duties before court.
  27.04	Summoning and examining witnesses for state.
  27.15	State attorneys to assist in other circuits.
  27.25	State attorney authorized to employ personnel; funding formula.
  27.271	Per diem and mileage for state attorneys and assistant state attorneys.
  27.33	Submission of annual budget.
  27.34	Salaries and other related costs of state attorneys' offices; limitations.
  27.3455	Annual statement of certain revenues and expenditures.
  27.35	Salaries of state attorneys.
  27.36	Office of Prosecution Coordination.
  27.385	Budget expenditures.
  27.40
  27.42
  27.50	Public defender; qualifications; election.
  27.51	Duties of public defender.
  27.512	Order of no imprisonment.
  27.52	Determination of indigency.
  27.525	Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund.
  27.53	Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.
  27.5301	Salaries of public defenders and assistant public defenders.
  27.5302	Salary discrimination based on gender or race; review within the office of public defender.
  27.5303
  27.5304
  27.54	Expenditures for public defender's office.
  27.55	Compensation of public defender and expenditures for office in newly created circuit.
  27.561	Effect of nonpayment.
  27.562	Disposition of funds.
  27.58	Administration of Public Defender Services.
  27.59	Access to prisoners.
  27.605	Budget expenditures.
  27.702	Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
  28.101	Petitions and records of dissolution of marriage; additional charges.
  28.213
  28.215
  28.24	Service charges by clerk of the circuit court.
  28.2401	Service charges in probate matters.
  28.2402
  28.241	Filing charges for trial and appellate proceedings.
  28.245	Transmittal of funds to Department of Revenue; uniform remittance form required.
  28.246
  28.345
  28.35
  28.36
  28.37
  29.001	Intent; state courts system essential elements and definitions; funding through filing fees, service charges, and costs; county responsibilities.
  29.002	Basis for funding.
  29.003	Phase-in schedule.
  29.004	State courts system.
  29.005	State attorneys' offices and prosecution expenses.
  29.006	Public defenders and indigent defense costs.
  29.007	Court-appointed counsel.
  29.008	County funding of court-related functions.
  29.0085
  29.009	Contingency fund.
  29.0095
  29.011	Pilot projects; conflict attorneys.
  29.014
  29.015
  29.016
  34.032	Power of clerk to appoint deputies.
  34.041	Service charges and costs.
  34.13	Method of prosecution.
  34.171	Salaries and expenses.
  34.181	Branch courts.
  34.191	Fines, forfeitures, and costs.
  34.201	County Article V Trust Fund.
  39.0134	Appointed counsel; compensation.
  39.4075	Referral of a dependency case to mediation.
  39.815	Appeal.
  40.001
  40.02	Selection of jury lists.
  40.29	Clerks to estimate amount for pay of jurors and witnesses and make requisition.
  40.30	Requisition endorsed by State Courts Administrator or designee.
  43.16	Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties.
  43.195	Disposal of physical evidence filed as exhibits.
  43.26	Presiding judge of circuit; selection; powers.
  43.28	Court facilities.
  43.35	Witness coordinating offices.
  44.108	Funding of mediation and arbitration.
  49.10	Notice of action, publication, proof.
  50.071	Publication costs; court docket fund.
  55.10	Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien of all, generally; extension of liens; transfer of liens to other security.
  55.141	Satisfaction of judgments and decrees; duties of clerk and judge.
  55.505	Notice of recording; prerequisite to enforcement.
  57.081	Costs; right to proceed where prepayment of costs waived.
  57.085	Waiver of prepayment of court costs and fees for indigent prisoners.
  57.091	Costs; refunded to counties in certain proceedings relating to state prisoners.
  61.14	Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.
  61.181	Depository for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
  61.21	Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
  77.28	Garnishment; attorney's fees, costs, expenses; deposit required.
  92.153	Production of documents by witnesses; reimbursement of costs.
  92.231	Expert witnesses; fee.
  92.233
  125.69	Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors.
  142.01	Fine and forfeiture fund contents.
  142.02	Levy of a special tax.
  142.03	Disposition of fines, forfeitures, and civil penalties.
  142.15	Prisoner confined in different county.
  142.16	Change of venue.
  145.022	Guaranteed salary upon resolution of board of county commissioners.
  162.30
  197.532	Fees for mailing additional notices, when application is made by holder.
  197.542	Sale at public auction.
  197.582	Disbursement of proceeds of sale.
  212.055	Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds.
  212.20	Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.
  218.21	Definitions.
  218.25	Limitation of shared funds; holders of bonds protected; limitation on use of second guaranteed entitlement for counties.
  218.325	Uniform chart of accounts and financial reporting for court and justice system costs and revenues.
  218.35	County fee officers; financial matters.
  318.15	Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty.
  318.18	Amount of civil penalties.
  318.21	Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.
  318.325	Jurisdiction and procedure for parking infractions.
  322.245	Suspension of license upon failure of person charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as provided in chapter 61.
  327.73	Noncriminal infractions.
  382.023	Department to receive dissolution-of-marriage records; fees.
  392.55	Physical examination and treatment.
  392.56	Hospitalization, placement, and residential isolation.
  394.473	Attorney's fee; expert witness fee.
  395.3025	Patient and personnel records; copies; examination.
  397.334	Treatment-based drug court programs.
  712.06	Contents of notice; recording and indexing.
  713.24	Transfer of liens to security.
  721.83	Consolidation of foreclosure actions.
  741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.
  744.3135	Credit and criminal investigation.
  744.365	Verified inventory.
  744.3678	Annual accounting.
  775.083	Fines.
  796.07	Prohibiting prostitution, etc.; evidence; penalties; definitions.
  914.06	Compensation of expert witnesses in criminal cases.
  914.09	Compensation of witness summoned in two or more cases.
  914.11	Indigent defendants.
  916.107	Rights of forensic clients.
  916.15	Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity.
  925.035	Appointment and compensation of an attorney in capital cases; appeals from judgments imposing the death penalty.
  925.036	Appointed counsel; compensation; reassignment of case prohibited.
  925.037	Reimbursement of counties for fees paid to appointed counsel; circuit conflict committees.
  938.01	Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund.
  938.03	Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
  938.05	Local Government Criminal Justice Trust Fund.
  938.06	Additional cost for crime stoppers programs.
  938.19	Teen courts; operation and administration.
  938.27	Judgment for costs on conviction.
  938.29	Legal assistance; lien for payment of attorney's fees or costs.
  938.30	Court-imposed financial obligations in criminal cases; supplementary proceedings.
  938.35	Collection of court-related financial obligations.
  939.05	Insolvent defendant discharged without payment of costs.
  939.06	Acquitted defendant not liable for costs.
  939.07	Pay of defendant's witnesses.
  939.08	Costs to be certified by county commissioners before audit.
  939.10	Duty of board of county commissioners.
  939.12	Cost against state in Supreme Court.
  939.15	Costs paid by county in cases of insolvency.
  943.053	Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees.
  947.18	Conditions of parole.
  948.03	Terms and conditions of probation or community control.
  960.001	Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems.
  984.08	Attorney's fees.
  985.203	Right to counsel.
  985.215	Detention.
  985.231	Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.
  985.233	Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults.

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• SB 34-A, Original Filed Version Posted 5/14/2003 at 2:23 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 5/13/2003 (pdf)

  Floor Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  142830 - Amendment	Smith	5/20/2003 9:52 AM		Web Page PDF
  581784 - Amendment	Smith	5/20/2003 9:52 AM		Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  5/15/2003 10:00 AM	Judiciary	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (172)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  25.073	Retired justices or judges assigned to temporary duty; additional compensation; appropriation.
  25.383	Standards for court reporters; procedures; rules of professional conduct, discipline, and training; fees.
  25.384	Court Education Trust Fund.
  25.402	County Article V Trust Fund.
  27.005	Definitions.
  27.006	Court reporting services.
  27.0065
  27.02	Duties before court.
  27.04	Summoning and examining witnesses for state.
  27.15	State attorneys to assist in other circuits.
  27.25	State attorney authorized to employ personnel; funding formula.
  27.271	Per diem and mileage for state attorneys and assistant state attorneys.
  27.33	Submission of annual budget.
  27.34	Salaries and other related costs of state attorneys' offices; limitations.
  27.3455	Annual statement of certain revenues and expenditures.
  27.35	Salaries of state attorneys.
  27.36	Office of Prosecution Coordination.
  27.385	Budget expenditures.
  27.40
  27.42
  27.50	Public defender; qualifications; election.
  27.51	Duties of public defender.
  27.512	Order of no imprisonment.
  27.52	Determination of indigency.
  27.525	Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund.
  27.53	Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.
  27.5301	Salaries of public defenders and assistant public defenders.
  27.5302	Salary discrimination based on gender or race; review within the office of public defender.
  27.5303
  27.5304
  27.54	Expenditures for public defender's office.
  27.55	Compensation of public defender and expenditures for office in newly created circuit.
  27.561	Effect of nonpayment.
  27.562	Disposition of funds.
  27.58	Administration of Public Defender Services.
  27.59	Access to prisoners.
  27.605	Budget expenditures.
  27.702	Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
  28.101	Petitions and records of dissolution of marriage; additional charges.
  28.213
  28.215
  28.24	Service charges by clerk of the circuit court.
  28.2401	Service charges in probate matters.
  28.2402
  28.241	Filing charges for trial and appellate proceedings.
  28.245	Transmittal of funds to Department of Revenue; uniform remittance form required.
  28.246
  28.345
  28.35
  28.36
  28.37
  29.001	Intent; state courts system essential elements and definitions; funding through filing fees, service charges, and costs; county responsibilities.
  29.002	Basis for funding.
  29.003	Phase-in schedule.
  29.004	State courts system.
  29.005	State attorneys' offices and prosecution expenses.
  29.006	Public defenders and indigent defense costs.
  29.007	Court-appointed counsel.
  29.008	County funding of court-related functions.
  29.0085
  29.009	Contingency fund.
  29.0095
  29.011	Pilot projects; conflict attorneys.
  29.014
  29.015
  29.016
  34.032	Power of clerk to appoint deputies.
  34.041	Service charges and costs.
  34.13	Method of prosecution.
  34.171	Salaries and expenses.
  34.181	Branch courts.
  34.191	Fines, forfeitures, and costs.
  34.201	County Article V Trust Fund.
  39.0134	Appointed counsel; compensation.
  39.4075	Referral of a dependency case to mediation.
  39.815	Appeal.
  40.001
  40.02	Selection of jury lists.
  40.29	Clerks to estimate amount for pay of jurors and witnesses and make requisition.
  40.30	Requisition endorsed by State Courts Administrator or designee.
  43.16	Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties.
  43.195	Disposal of physical evidence filed as exhibits.
  43.26	Presiding judge of circuit; selection; powers.
  43.28	Court facilities.
  43.35	Witness coordinating offices.
  44.108	Funding of mediation and arbitration.
  49.10	Notice of action, publication, proof.
  50.071	Publication costs; court docket fund.
  55.10	Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien of all, generally; extension of liens; transfer of liens to other security.
  55.141	Satisfaction of judgments and decrees; duties of clerk and judge.
  55.505	Notice of recording; prerequisite to enforcement.
  57.081	Costs; right to proceed where prepayment of costs waived.
  57.085	Waiver of prepayment of court costs and fees for indigent prisoners.
  57.091	Costs; refunded to counties in certain proceedings relating to state prisoners.
  61.14	Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.
  61.181	Depository for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
  61.21	Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
  77.28	Garnishment; attorney's fees, costs, expenses; deposit required.
  92.153	Production of documents by witnesses; reimbursement of costs.
  92.231	Expert witnesses; fee.
  92.233
  125.69	Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors.
  142.01	Fine and forfeiture fund contents.
  142.02	Levy of a special tax.
  142.03	Disposition of fines, forfeitures, and civil penalties.
  142.15	Prisoner confined in different county.
  142.16	Change of venue.
  145.022	Guaranteed salary upon resolution of board of county commissioners.
  162.30
  197.532	Fees for mailing additional notices, when application is made by holder.
  197.542	Sale at public auction.
  197.582	Disbursement of proceeds of sale.
  212.055	Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds.
  212.20	Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.
  218.21	Definitions.
  218.25	Limitation of shared funds; holders of bonds protected; limitation on use of second guaranteed entitlement for counties.
  218.325	Uniform chart of accounts and financial reporting for court and justice system costs and revenues.
  218.35	County fee officers; financial matters.
  318.15	Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty.
  318.18	Amount of civil penalties.
  318.21	Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.
  318.325	Jurisdiction and procedure for parking infractions.
  322.245	Suspension of license upon failure of person charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as provided in chapter 61.
  327.73	Noncriminal infractions.
  382.023	Department to receive dissolution-of-marriage records; fees.
  392.55	Physical examination and treatment.
  392.56	Hospitalization, placement, and residential isolation.
  394.473	Attorney's fee; expert witness fee.
  395.3025	Patient and personnel records; copies; examination.
  397.334	Treatment-based drug court programs.
  712.06	Contents of notice; recording and indexing.
  713.24	Transfer of liens to security.
  721.83	Consolidation of foreclosure actions.
  741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.
  744.3135	Credit and criminal investigation.
  744.365	Verified inventory.
  744.3678	Annual accounting.
  775.083	Fines.
  796.07	Prohibiting prostitution, etc.; evidence; penalties; definitions.
  914.06	Compensation of expert witnesses in criminal cases.
  914.09	Compensation of witness summoned in two or more cases.
  914.11	Indigent defendants.
  916.107	Rights of forensic clients.
  916.15	Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity.
  925.035	Appointment and compensation of an attorney in capital cases; appeals from judgments imposing the death penalty.
  925.036	Appointed counsel; compensation; reassignment of case prohibited.
  925.037	Reimbursement of counties for fees paid to appointed counsel; circuit conflict committees.
  938.01	Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund.
  938.03	Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
  938.05	Local Government Criminal Justice Trust Fund.
  938.06	Additional cost for crime stoppers programs.
  938.19	Teen courts; operation and administration.
  938.27	Judgment for costs on conviction.
  938.29	Legal assistance; lien for payment of attorney's fees or costs.
  938.30	Court-imposed financial obligations in criminal cases; supplementary proceedings.
  938.35	Collection of court-related financial obligations.
  939.05	Insolvent defendant discharged without payment of costs.
  939.06	Acquitted defendant not liable for costs.
  939.07	Pay of defendant's witnesses.
  939.08	Costs to be certified by county commissioners before audit.
  939.10	Duty of board of county commissioners.
  939.12	Cost against state in Supreme Court.
  939.15	Costs paid by county in cases of insolvency.
  943.053	Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees.
  947.18	Conditions of parole.
  948.03	Terms and conditions of probation or community control.
  960.001	Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems.
  984.08	Attorney's fees.
  985.203	Right to counsel.
  985.215	Detention.
  985.231	Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.
  985.233	Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults.

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